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What the world needs now to fight climate change: More swamps

GDAE Co-Director Dr. William Moomaw and GDAE Research Fellow Gillian Davies co-authored a new piece for The Conversation about the importance of wetlands in the fight against climate change.
For related reading, see their latest paper published in Wetlands.
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Researching the economic impacts of food and land policy. Read more about the program or specific topics:
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Gillian Davies was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio about the critical role wetlands and swamps play in curbing the effects of climate change.

September 14, 2018

Timothy A. Wise published "'This Is Life or Death for Us': Mexico's Farm Movement Rejects New NAFTA Agreement" in Common Dreams.

Sept 13, 2018

CNBC, Business Insider, and Chicago Tribune reprinted William Moomaw and Gillian Davies's The Conversation piece.

September 2018

Timothy A. Wise was interviewed by Mexican publications La Jornada and Imagen Agropecuario about NAFTA.

September 4, 2018
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Leontief Prize

Mariana Mazzucato and Branko Milanovic received the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought on April 17. Learn about the 2018 winners.

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Watch a recording of the 2018 Leontief Prize ceremony and lectures on "Globalization, Innovation, and Inequality".

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Applied Economic Clinic’s work on energy efficiency in Indiana on 10/23 at 12:30 AM - 1:30 PM in Cabot 206 at The Fletcher School
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New from GDAE

Do Trade and Investment (Agreements) Foster Development or Inequality?
Pierre Kohler and Francis Cripps, October 2018
This working paper revisits the debate on trade and investment agreements (TIAs), development and inequality, looking at the role of Global Value Chains (GVCs) and trans-national corporations (TNCs). Learn more about this work and the Modeling Policy Reform program.
Financialization, Trade, and Investment Agreements
Alex Izurieta, Pierre Kohler, and Juan Pizarro, September 2018
This working paper assesses the effects of trade and investment agreements on income distribution and government policy. The critical process underpinning these effects is the rise of ‘financialization’. Global patterns of greater financialization and of worsening functional income distribution as well as tighter fiscal stances are identified in the data. Learn more about this work and the Modeling Policy Reform program.
Urban Environment Improvement Assessment by Using Hedonic Price
Yifei Zhang, Sheng Li,Yuxi Luo, August 2018
Visiting Research Fellow, Yifei Zhang, co-authored this article published in the Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy journal (Vol.37, No.4). This article aims to reveal the implicit price of a city water system improvement project on house prices in Guilin, China, by using the hedonic price approach.
Ecological Repair: A Hope for the Human Economies
Neva Goodwin, August 2018
Dr. Goodwin's article in Opinion Sur examines the imbalance among the three major spheres of human economic activity and provides thoughts on what will be needed to better align them all toward human well-being and ecological health. This article has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. For related reading, see "There is more than one economy" by Dr. Goodwin.
Land Grabs
Timothy A. Wise, May 2018
Read the latest policy brief, "Growing Resistance: The Rise and Fall of Another Mozambique Land Grab," from Timothy A. Wise. See Wise's other recent articles.
Bioenergy Policy Briefs
William R. Moomaw, February & March 2018
In a brief on EU bioenergy policies, Dr. Moomaw explains why forest bioenergy is not carbon neutral and covers the impact of increasing European demand for wood. For additional background, see A Critical Look at Forest Bioenergy: Exposing a high carbon “climate solution”, co-authored with Jamie Fanous. See additional publications on biomass policy here.
Macroeconomics in Context: A European Perspective
Dr. Sebastian Dullien, et. al., Aug 2017
This addition to the bestselling "In Context" series includes a specific focus on European data, institutions and historical events. Learn more and request instructor resources here.
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach
Dr. Jonathan M. Harris and Dr. Brian Roach, Aug 2017
This text introduces students to the expanding fields of environmental and ecological economics. See new supplements on "Decarbonizing the Global Economy" and "Scientists’ Warning on Global Ecosystems." Request instructor resources here.
The Economics of Global Climate Change
Jonathan M. Harris, Brian Roach, and Anne-Marie Codur June 2017
This module (also available in French) covers valuation of environmental damages, carbon taxes, and tradable permits. It includes the latest science and policy developments, including IPCC reports, the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and carbon storage in soils and forests.
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